Mass layoffs in March 2013

April 25, 2013

Employers took 1,337 mass layoff actions in March involving 127,939 workers as measured by new filings for unemployment insurance benefits during the month. Mass layoff events decreased by 85 from February, and the number of associated initial claims decreased by 7,529.

These data are from the Mass Layoff Statistics program. To learn more, see “Mass Layoffs — March 2013” (HTML) (PDF), news release USDL-13-0728. Each mass layoff event involved at least 50 workers from a single employer.